Improvement in suspenders



r UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPENDERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 5 L13?, dated November28, 1865.

To all whom it' may concernv Be it known that I, EDWIN BURGESS, ofRacine, inthe county ot' Racine and State ot' Wisconsin, have invented anew and Improved Yoke-Suspender; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to theaccompanyingdrawings, forining part ot' thisspecification, in which Figure l represents a rear elevation of myadjustable single back-strap suspender, showing its application to apair of pants. Fig. 2 is a partial inside view of the single back-strapdetached in a larger' view than the previous figure, showing theconnection of the leatherstrap to the buckle.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate correspending' parts.

This invention relates to a yoke-suspender with a single back-strap,made adjustable by a buckle in such a manner that the seat of thepantaloons can be adjusted in the most convenient position, and theslipping ofthe braces ott from the shoulders is eiectually prevented.

A represents the yoke ot'my suspe11der,whch is composed of two braces,a, connected on the back and' extending over the shoulders of the personwearing the susl'ienders to the front part of the pantaloons in theusual manner. From the yoke A extends a back-strap, b,which is intendedto support the seat of the pantaloons. A strap, c, of leather is securedthereto which branches effin two parts, each leading to one of thebuttons on the rear part of the pantaloons, as clearly shown in thedrawings. The connection between the leather strap t and the back-strapb is ef'ected by means of a buckle, d, so that the length of theback-strap can be adjusted at any moment and the strain exerted by thesame on the seat of the pantaloons can be regulated to suit convenience.

The manner in which the leather strap c is connected to the buckle isshown in Fig. 2. To effect this purpose the end ot' the strap isprovided with holes e, corresponding` in number and position to thenumber and position ofthe prongs fot' the buckle. The strap is thenpassed up through the eye g ot' the buckle and the holes c are made tocatch overv the prongs, as shown in the drawings. It' a strain isexerted on the strap the prongs are drawn up tight against the body ot'the buckle and a spontaneous disengaging ot thel same trom the strap isavoided.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Suspenders havinga yoke and vertical and inclined parts united by a single buckle, allsubstantially as described.

EDWIN BURGESS.

Witnesses HARRY GRrswoLn, D. McDoNALD.

